Tinbete Ermyas
Stories
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Business
A new podcast traces how state lotteries became big business
"Scratch and Win" is a new WGBH News podcast about how a bunch of Massachusetts state bureaucrats set out to beat the mob at its own game — and ended up creating a $100 billion dollar obsession.
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World
Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges
Former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is in custody at the International Criminal Court. He has been under investigation since 2021 for his administration's deadly drug crackdown.
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World
Thousands of online scam workers are stuck in limbo in Myanmar
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Jan Camenzind Broomby about the thousands of people who are stuck in limbo after being caught in online scam centers in Myanmar but who can't return home.
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Arts & Life
'SNL' photographer reflects on iconic celebrity portraits
Mary Ellen Matthews has been SNL's photographer for 25 years. In a new book, The Art of the SNL Portrait, she shares her most iconic celebrity photos, like Pete Davidson eating pasta.
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Health
Expert says tariffs and terrorist designations won't beat the opioid crisis
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with researcher Vanda Felbab-Brown about why she thinks President Trump's proposed tariffs and designating cartels as terrorist organizations won't stop the opioid crisis.
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World
Two Greenlanders share contrasting views on U.S. overtures to acquire their homeland
Two Greenlanders share contrasting views on U.S. overtures to acquire their homeland, following a January visit to the territory by President Trump's eldest son.
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Remembering urban planning professor Donald Shoup, who changed the way we park
UCLA urban planning professor Donald Shoup died this month at 86. Shoup was renowned for his work in land-use planning.
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Personal Finance columnist says CFPB is important 'one stop shop' to protect consumers
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with personal finance columnist Susan Tompor about the real-world implications of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau being dismantled.
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Asia
A Uyghur linguist's journey from detainee to activist in exile
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Politics
Is Elon Musk a threat to the MAGA base?
NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Sohrab Ahmari, U.S. editor for the UnHerd, about his recent essay on that website entitled "Elon Musk is a danger to Trumpism."
